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Earthquakes: Risk, Detection, Warning, and Research

Description: Report that discusses: earthquake hazards and risk in the United States, federal programs that support earthquake monitoring, the U.S. capability to detect earthquakes and issue notifications and warnings, and federally supported research to improve the fundamental scientific understanding of earthquakes with a goal of reducing U.S. vulnerability.
Date: July 18, 2013
Creator: Folger, Peter
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The Potential Federal Tax Implications of United States v. Windsor (Striking Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)): Selected Issues

Description: This report will provide an overview of the potential federal tax implications for same-sex married couples of the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) ruling in United States v. Windsor, with a focus on the federal income tax. Estate tax issues are also discussed. Importantly, this report focuses on changes in the interpretation and administration of federal tax law that may result from the SCOTUS decision.
Date: July 18, 2013
Creator: Crandall-Hollick, Margot L.; Sherlock, Molly F. & Pettit, Carol A.
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U.S. Postal Service: Proposed Health Plan Could Improve Financial Condition, but Impact on Medicare and Other Issues Should Be Weighed before Approval

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) would likely realize large financial gains from its proposed health care plan, primarily by increasing retirees’ use of Medicare. Specifically, USPS estimates that its plan would reduce its retiree health benefit liability by $54.6 billion, thereby eliminating its unfunded retiree health benefit liability. The plan would also reduce USPS’s required total annual health care… more
Date: July 18, 2013
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
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SEC Conflict Minerals Rule: Information on Responsible Sourcing and Companies Affected

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Stakeholder-developed initiatives may facilitate companies' compliance with the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) final conflict minerals rule, but other factors may affect the rule's impact on reducing benefits to armed groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and neighboring countries. Agency and industry officials as well as representatives from international organizations and no… more
Date: July 18, 2013
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
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Foreign Affairs Management: State Department Has Strengthened Foreign Service Promotion Process Internal Controls, but Documentation Gaps Remain

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The Department of State's (State) Foreign Service promotion process includes convening several types of boards to evaluate candidates for promotion and identify other candidates for possible separation from the Service. State has a separate process to address related grievances. Selection boards review all candidates and sort them into one of three categories: promotable, mid-ranked, and low-ranked. The… more
Date: July 18, 2013
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
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Securities and Exchange Commission: Improving Personnel Management Is Critical for Agency's Effectiveness

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Based on analysis of views from Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) employees and previous studies from GAO, SEC, and third parties, GAO determined that SEC’s organizational culture is not constructive and could hinder its ability to effectively fulfill its mission. Organizations with constructive cultures are more effective and employees also exhibit a stronger commitment to mission focus. In desc… more
Date: July 18, 2013
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
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Securities and Exchange Commission: Alternative Criteria for Qualifying As An Accredited Investor Should Be Considered

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Of the existing criteria in the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) accredited investor standard, many market participants identified net worth as the most important criterion for balancing investor protection and capital formation. For example, two market participants said the net worth criterion, more so than income, likely indicates the investors' ability to accumulate wealth and their investm… more
Date: July 18, 2013
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
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Financial Company Bankruptcies: Need to Further Consider Proposals' Impact on Systemic Risk

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Because the Bankruptcy Code (Code) does not specifically address issues of systemic risk, experts have proposed giving financial regulators a greater role in financial company bankruptcies. However, according to experts at a GAO roundtable, such proposals may have limited impact and raise certain implementation issues. For example, a proposal to require notification before bankruptcy depends on when (nu… more
Date: July 18, 2013
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Final Pantex Report - 2006 [Phase 1 plan for assessment of Former Workers at the Pantex Facility]

Description: The purpose of this project was to develop a Phase 1 plan for assessment of Former Workers at the Pantex Facility in Amarillo, TX and to determine the suitability to start a medical surveillance program among former workers for this site.
Date: July 18, 2013
Creator: Abdo, Ronna
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Rapid Automated Dissolution and Analysis Techniques for Radionuclides in Recycle Process Streams

Description: The analysis of process samples for radionuclide content is an important part of current procedures for material balance and accountancy in the different process streams of a recycling plant. The destructive sample analysis techniques currently available necessitate a significant amount of time. It is therefore desirable to develop new sample analysis procedures that allow for a quick turnaround time and increased sample throughput with a minimum of deviation between samples. In particular new … more
Date: July 18, 2013
Creator: Sudowe, Ralf
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Technetium Sorption By Cementitious Materials Under Reducing Conditions

Description: The objective of this study was to measure Tc sorption to cementitious materials under reducing conditions to simulate Saltstone Disposal Facility conditions. Earlier studies were conducted and the experimental conditions were found not to simulate those of the facility. Through a five month subcontract with Clemson University, sorption of {sup 99}Tc to four cementitious materials was examined within an anaerobic glovebag targeting a 0.1% H{sub 2}(g)/ 99.9% N{sub 2}(g) atmosphere. Early experim… more
Date: July 18, 2013
Creator: Kaplan, Daniel I.; Estes, Shanna L.; Arai, Yuji & Powell, Brian A.
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Building a Road from Light to Energy

Description: Representing the Center for Solar and Thermal Energy Conversion (CSTEC), this document is one of the entries in the Ten Hundred and One Word Challenge. As part of the challenge, the 46 Energy Frontier Research Centers were invited to represent their science in images, cartoons, photos, words and original paintings, but any descriptions or words could only use the 1000 most commonly used words in the English language, with the addition of one word important to each of the EFRCs and the mission o… more
Date: July 18, 2013
Creator: Li, Anton; Bilby, David; Barito, Adam & Vyletel, Brenda
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Gene Patents: A Brief Overview of Intellectual Property Issues

Description: This report provides a brief overview of intellectual property issues on Gene patents. The myriad holding attempts to provide investors and firms with incentives to conduct R&D while recognizing that pattern might obtain too much control in future research
Date: July 18, 2013
Creator: Schacht, Wendy H. & Thomas, John R.
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Soft Sun Cells

Description: Representing the Argonne-Northwestern Solar Energy Research (ANSER) Center, this document is one of the entries in the Ten Hundred and One Word Challenge. As part of the challenge, the 46 Energy Frontier Research Centers were invited to represent their science in images, cartoons, photos, words and original paintings, but any descriptions or words could only use the 1000 most commonly used words in the English language, with the addition of one word important to each of the EFRCs and the missio… more
Date: July 18, 2013
Creator: Shastry, Tejas
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Sun-to-power cells layer by layer

Description: Representing the Center for Interface Science: Solar Electric Materials (CISSEM), this document is one of the entries in the Ten Hundred and One Word Challenge. As part of the challenge, the 46 Energy Frontier Research Centers were invited to represent their science in images, cartoons, photos, words and original paintings, but any descriptions or words could only use the 1000 most commonly used words in the English language, with the addition of one word important to each of the EFRCs and the … more
Date: July 18, 2013
Creator: Moseke, Dawn; Richards, Robin & Moseke, Daniel
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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How are the energy waves blocked on the way from hot to cold?

Description: Representing the Center for Materials Science of Nuclear Fuel (CMSNF), this document is one of the entries in the Ten Hundred and One Word Challenge. As part of the challenge, the 46 Energy Frontier Research Centers were invited to represent their science in images, cartoons, photos, words and original paintings, but any descriptions or words could only use the 1000 most commonly used words in the English language, with the addition of one word important to each of the EFRCs and the mission of … more
Date: July 18, 2013
Creator: Bai, Xianming; He, Lingfeng; Khafizov, Marat; Yu, Jianguo & Chernatynskiy, Aleksandr
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The Big Group of People Looking at How to Control Putting the Parts of the Air That Are the Same as What You Breathe Out Into Small Spaces in Rocks

Description: Representing the Nanoscale Control of Geologic CO2 (NCGC), this document is one of the entries in the Ten Hundred and One Word Challenge. As part of the challenge, the 46 Energy Frontier Research Centers were invited to represent their science in images, cartoons, photos, words and original paintings, but any descriptions or words could only use the 1000 most commonly used words in the English language, with the addition of one word important to each of the EFRCs and the mission of DOE energy. … more
Date: July 18, 2013
Creator: Stack, Andrew
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Caught in the Act

Description: Representing the Center for Defect Physics (CDP), this document is one of the entries in the Ten Hundred and One Word Challenge. As part of the challenge, the 46 Energy Frontier Research Centers were invited to represent their science in images, cartoons, photos, words and original paintings, but any descriptions or words could only use the 1000 most commonly used words in the English language, with the addition of one word important to each of the EFRCs and the mission of DOE: energy. The miss… more
Date: July 18, 2013
Creator: Stocks, G. Malcolm; Morris, James; Sproles, Andrew; Henson, Priscilla & Graham, Kathy
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Rocks Filled with Tiny Spaces Can Turn Green Growing Things Into Stuff We Use Every Day

Description: Representing the Catalysis Center for Energy Innovation (CCEI), this document is one of the entries in the Ten Hundred and One Word Challenge. As part of the challenge, the 46 Energy Frontier Research Centers were invited to represent their science in images, cartoons, photos, words and original paintings, but any descriptions or words could only use the 1000 most commonly used words in the English language, with the addition of one word important to each of the EFRCs and the mission of DOE: en… more
Date: July 18, 2013
Creator: Nikbin, Nima; Josephson, Tyler & Courtney, Timothy
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Power to the People...Energy for Now and Later

Description: Representing the Combustion Energy Frontier Research Center (CEFRC), this document is one of the entries in the Ten Hundred and One Word Challenge. As part of the challenge, the 46 Energy Frontier Research Centers were invited to represent their science in images, cartoons, photos, words and original paintings, but any descriptions or words could only use the 1000 most commonly used words in the English language, with the addition of one word important to each of the EFRCs and the mission of DO… more
Date: July 18, 2013
Creator: Sung, Chih-Jen; Law, Chung K; Brady, Kyle & Curtis, Nicholas
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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